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Iowa alumnus nominated for Tony Award

Friday, May 8, 2026
University of Iowa alumnus Samuel D. Hunter’s Broadway debut, Little Bear Ridge Road, received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play on May 5.

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2026 College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy Commencement Ceremony

Thursday, May 14, 2026 10:00am
Hancher Auditorium

Join us as we celebrate the Class of 2026 PharmD graduates! Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required.

Distinguished Commencement Speaker:
Jeffrey Reist, ’82 BSPh, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Event will be livestreamed here:
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2026/2026-college-pharmacy-doctor-pharmacy-commencement-ceremony

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College of Education Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

Thursday, May 14, 2026 4:00pm
Hancher Auditorium

College of Education Undergraduate Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony is held at the end of the fall and spring semesters to recognize all of the graduating Teacher Education Program students.

Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required.

A livestream of the ceremony is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWbh8IAhUzE

Dean Daniel Clay and President Barbara Wilson will confer degrees. Mark McDermott, associate dean for undergraduate...

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Graduate Masters Commencement Ceremony

Thursday, May 14, 2026 7:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required.

A livestream of the event is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieZBL37Ozns

President Barbara Wilson and Saba Ali, associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College, will deliver messages to students. Airiana Mohr, a Master of Arts in strategic communications and Master of Public Affairs graduate from Rockford, Illinois, will give the student address.

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